Empire Earth 2 is a tricky game when it comes to the ages after the Atomic Era. One of the weaknesses of the sequel is the mis mash of contemporary units with the futuristic units. The original Empire Earth had a more holistic approach with how its futuristic ages looked like while Empire Earth 2 seemed to forget about that the trade vans still looked like 1940s era trucks.
However, the game is not skimping on the sounds of war which makes these mistakes seem less noticeable.
When you get into the modern ages with machines with engines and robotic walking machines, there is huge increase in the sounds you hear on the battlefields.
When a tank blows up in the game, the sound is more impactful than in comparison to the OG Empire Earth. In the original game, the tanks tended to blow up with this strange sound like a tank gun was going off and the graphic of it wasn’t the best in my opinion. While serviceable, I feel like in Empire Earth 2, there is a greater weight to the explosions. To me, this is why I enjoy playing Empire Earth 2 in the more modern ages.
There is one pre-modern sound effect that I enjoy hearing in Empire Earth 2. That is the sound of muskets firing. It has such a weight just like how the shells and missiles flying in the modern ages.
Empire Earth’s original musket sound was bit too repetitive for me. However, in the sequel, the game’s sound for this weapon have bit more weight to them.
This is another reason why Empire Earth 2 has become one of my favorite games.
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